Academic Index Last updated: May 28, 2026

16 Best Universities in Bulgaria for Education

We ranked the top 16 universities for Education in Bulgaria based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 80.4K specialized research publications which collectively generated 918.5K citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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Sofia

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

For Education

#478 in Europe #1563 in the World

55% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1888 Founded

2

Sofia

University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy

For Education

#1096 in Europe #4638 in the World

60% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1942 Founded

3

Plovdiv

Medical University – Plovdiv

For Education

#1041 in Europe #4377 in the World

20% Acceptance

10,460 Enrollment

1945 Founded

4

Blagoevgrad

South-West University “Neofit Rilski”

For Education

#650 in Europe #2391 in the World

29% Acceptance

91 Enrollment

1975 Founded

5

Ruse

University of Ruse “Angel Kanchev”

For Education

#812 in Europe #3212 in the World

41% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

6

Sofia

University of National and World Economy

For Education

#1006 in Europe #4207 in the World

48% Acceptance

21,534 Enrollment

1920 Founded

7

Sofia

New Bulgarian University

For Education

#998 in Europe #4181 in the World

58% Acceptance

91 Enrollment

1991 Founded

8

Veliko Tarnovo

National Military University “Vasil Levski”

For Education

#1048 in Europe #4416 in the World

61% Acceptance

21,534 Enrollment

1924 Founded

9

Sofia

Medical University – Sofia

For Education

#947 in Europe #3927 in the World

84% Acceptance

10,460 Enrollment

1917 Founded

10

Sofia

University of Library Studies and Information Technologies

For Education

#1031 in Europe #4332 in the World

84% Acceptance

2,000 Enrollment

1950 Founded

11

Varna

Medical University – Varna

For Education

#1062 in Europe #4489 in the World

62% Acceptance

10,460 Enrollment

1961 Founded

12

Shumen

Constantine of Preslav University of Shumen

For Education

#935 in Europe #3865 in the World

62% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

13

Plovdiv

Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”

For Education

#676 in Europe #2545 in the World

67% Acceptance

7,000 Enrollment

1961 Founded

14

Stara Zagora

Trakia University

For Education

#762 in Europe #2964 in the World

74% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1995 Founded

15

Sofia

Technical University – Sofia

For Education

#770 in Europe #2989 in the World

60% Acceptance

10,000 Enrollment

1945 Founded

16

Veliko Tarnovo

St. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko Tarnovo

For Education

#959 in Europe #4016 in the World

63% Acceptance

91 Enrollment

1963 Founded